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Cuando El chavo del ocho se estrenó en los años 70, el programa ofrecía un retrato poco común de la vida de la clase trabajadora que resonó en la gente de toda América Latina. En el pico de su popularidad, 350 millones de personas lo sintonizaban cada semana. Y durante casi 50 años, el legado de “el chavo” se mantuvo vivo a través de una creciente base de fans multigeneracional y sus retransmisiones diarias. Hasta 2020, cuando El Chavo dejó de emitirse repentinamente.

Could you be happier? When Hugh van Cuylenburg went to India on a teaching trip he met a joyful 10-year-old student who taught him lessons that changed his life. Since setting up The Resilience Project, Hugh has shared what he learned with over a million Australians through his show GEM, a series of comical anecdotes, moving stories and practical methods for leading a happier and more resilient life.

Between them, Denise Scott and Judith Lucy have been doing stand-up comedy for over 60 years. Eavesdrop on their conversations about everything from sex to ageing to work and back to sex – actually, there’s a lot of sex. These conversations are based on material tried and tested at live shows so you get the best of their crapping on. Please note: contains strong language and adult content.

There’s an African proverb that says “It takes a village to raise a child”. Hollywood producer and best-selling author DeVon Franklin offers a personal twist: It Takes a Woman. In this riveting and soul-stirring Audible Original, Franklin introduces us to the women who raised him—a “village of love” that selflessly came together to shape him into the man he is today.

From growing up in Los Angeles with movie star neighbors, bearing witness to the music scene in the 1960s and seeing the rise of comedy in the early 70s, to studying mime in Paris under the tutelage of Marcel Marceau to becoming a founding member of the seminal comedy troupe The Groundlings, it's no wonder that Lorne Michaels offered Laraine Newman a spot in the original cast of Saturday Night Live. There, Laraine was part of the show that changed TV - and comedy - forever.

Sophia Chang is a badass of the music industry. As the daughter of Korean immigrants in predominantly white suburban Vancouver, she grew up shunning the “model minority” myth. Armed with a fierce sense of independence, she moved to New York City and infiltrated the world of hip-hop, yet remained mostly in the shadows of the artists she supported. With her debut memoir, Sophia Chang is finally ready to grab the mic for herself.

You know her voice. Now hear her story.

Audible has teamed up with Rolling Stone to produce an uncompromisingly honest Audible Original that honors the life and legacy of the incomparable Aretha Franklin. Aretha’s universal appeal was evident from the release of her first album at age 14 through her nearly 50 Top 40 hits. Yet this intimate biography reminds us that Aretha knew pain as much as she knew glory. It was the blues, residing deep within her soul, that gave way to a voice able to lift millions with a profound sense of freedom, self-worth, and undeniable talent to rise above sorrow.

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina made headlines with her unprecedented judicial decisions during the Nassar sentencing hearing, but in a life filled with unconventional choices and bold decisions, this was only one of her many extraordinary moments. In this empowering memoir, Judge Aquilina finally shares her own deeply personal story.

In this moving audio memoir, Michael Elliot chronicles his life from being homeless on the streets of Philadelphia to successful Hollywood screenwriter and business entrepreneur. He talks about how his cycles of success and setbacks have become moments to focus on opportunity - like how first big success eventually fell away, and Michael found himself working at the Gap. Confronted with who he really was - and truly understanding why he failed - a series of moments restored his faith and eventually taught him how keep finding success through boldness and belief.

Once fall hits and the chilly weather settles in, the holiday season has begun! And nothing embodies holiday spirit more than the continuing of family traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. May it be sharing stories at the dinner table, laughs on the porch, or just time spent alone - everyone has their own ritual. Join Dana Cowin, author and former editor-in-chief of Food & Wine, as she chats with some of today’s most popular chefs and food personalities.

36 gemeinsame Jahre in 36 Folgen: Deutschlands erfolgreichste Comedienne Carolin Kebekus und ihr Bruder David – ebenfalls Comedian – schwelgen in Erinnerungen. Angefangen mit Davids Geburtsjahr, lassen die beiden Geschwister in jeder Folge ein Jahr ihres bisherigen gemeinsamen Lebens Revue passieren. Dabei kitzeln ihre persönlichen Anekdoten unser eigenes Gedächtnis wach. Familienfeste und Freibadpommes, gemeinsame Ferien und die erste Liebe, aber auch Tschernobyl und der Mauerfall – "Kebekus – was warum wie war" steckt voller Wiedererkennungsmomente.

"Cantar para respirar" es un recorrido por la carrera de Pablo Alborán a través de las conversaciones que el propio artista mantiene con las personas más influyentes que le han acompañado durante todos estos años, tanto desde un punto de vista personal como profesional.

As the son of Cuban immigrants, Grammy winner Armando “Pitbull” Perez experienced: a dangerous street life, a dysfunctional family, abandonment by each of his parents at different points, a period of foster care, and a bout of drug dealing and drug dependency all in his formative years. In his native Miami; pit bulls are illegal, that combined with the fact that they latch on and don’t give up led him to adopt “Pitbull” as his stage name. He made this a bedrock of one of the many philosophies he shares in this title.

Habiter pleinement est la quête qui motive toutes les expériences de Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse dans sa vie professionnelle comme dans sa vie intime.

Nazeem Hussain is a grown man whose Mum won't let him go to Sri Lanka. At least, not without her by his side. But he's just had a kid, and he's started thinking ahead to the questions his son might ask him one day, like, 'why are we brown?' So Naz flies to Sri Lanka with the echoes of his Mum's protests in his ears. Naz tours Sri Lanka at a pivotal time for the country, politically and culturally. A new government is elected while Naz is in the air, so he lands in a strange atmosphere of confusion and change.

Artistas, reyes, músicos, escritores o estrellas del pop que se han amado a lo largo de la Historia. Pasiones, rupturas, infidelidad, amores platónicos e historias imposibles, que hicieron avanzar, destruir o brillar, a quienes las vivieron. Combinamos entrevista a voces expertas en cada personaje con escenas de ficción sobre sus vidas.

Wie wird man eigentlich, wer man ist? Mit dieser Frage kennt sich das Magazin BUNTE ganz besonders gut aus. Die Experten für Prominenz und blaues Blut kennen die Stars. Im Podcast "Das BUNTE Gespräch" entlockt Nina Ruge ihren Gästen die Geheimnisse einer erfolgreichen Karriere. Und findet auch die dunklen Stellen in den Lebensgeschichten der Prominenten. Freuen Sie sich auf eine Stunde beste Unterhaltung.

Alle wollen ein erfülltes Leben, aber wie soll das gehen? In "jung und jünger" sprechen zwei Menschen, die es wissen könnten: Christine Westermann (72) und Edin Hasanovic (28). Was bedeutet es für sie, glücklich zu sein? Hilft ihnen Glauben, sich im Leben besser zurechtzufinden? Was macht das Leben überhaupt lebenswert? Drei Generationen liegen zwischen Edin und Christine. In intensiven Gesprächen geben sie einen Einblick in ihre eigenen Erlebnisse.

Quando Teresa è nata, nessun fiocco rosa, nessun "benvenuta alla principessa di casa", la sua è una nascita segnata dall'ingiustizia: sono in due. Gemelli. Maschio e femmina. E oggi, se deve trovare qualcosa a sua discolpa, una spiegazione a tutto quello che racconterà in Invidia - vite che dovevano essere la mia, forse è questa: far sapere al mondo che era unica. E gli altri, soprattutto certi altri, diventano oggetto di un'invidia morbosa, in una continua mescolanza di elementi autobiografici e di finzione.

Il giornalista, regista e critico Marco Spagnoli incontra dodici grandi personalità del cinema italiano per delle brevi monografie sulla loro carriera e sulla loro passione per il lavoro. Dodici incontri esclusivi per parlare di cinema, di lavoro, di vita. Registi, attori, attrici raccontano con grande sincerità e libertà i loro successi, i loro fallimenti, ma soprattutto provano a descrivere cosa unisce le loro vite così saldamente al loro mestiere di registi, attori, attrici.